Fujitsu LifeBook T5010 Tablet PC

A new tablet from Fujitsu has been spotted thanks to some Virginia Tech engineering students. It seems the University Bookstore has information on ordering the new LifeBook T5010 Tablet PC for this coming 2008 school year. The T5010 is claimed to be the successor to the T4220 tablet.

Also under the hood is WiFi a/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, a dual-layer DVD burner and integrated Intel graphics.  A webcam lurks up in the screen bezel, as does a fingerprint reader.  Ports include three USB, VGA out, LAN, Modem, Microphone In, Headphone Out, and the whole unit measures 12.5 x 9.6 x 1.4-inches and weighs 4.4lbs.

Interestingly, the T5010 is down as running Windows XP Tablet Edition, which seems unlikely as Microsoft have previously said that OS won’t be permitted on new machines.  Since most versions of Vista now have pen-input functionality, it’s far more likely that Vista Business will do OS duty.

Virginia Tech have it down as starting from $1,999, with delivery at the beginning of the new academic year.  It’s unclear what level of institutional discount has been applied to get to that price, and aside from the presentation slide Fujitsu themselves are keeping quiet about the new convertible.